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Congress·Passed House·H.R. 6387

FIRE Act

FIRE Act: Updating Air Quality Rules for Wildfires

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Legislative Progress

✓ House

220–198

Senate
President
Law

Key Points

  • This bill, known as the FIRE Act, changes how the government tracks air pollution. It allows states to ignore bad air quality readings if the smoke comes from a wildfire or a "prescribed fire"—which is a fire started on purpose by experts to clear out brush and prevent bigger, more dangerous fires.
  • Currently, if a state has too much smoke in the air, it can face penalties for failing to meet federal air quality standards. This bill ensures that states aren't punished for smoke they can't control or for taking steps to reduce the risk of massive forest fires.
  • If a large smoke cloud crosses state lines and affects multiple states, the EPA would be required to do the scientific modeling for all of them at once. This would save local governments time and money by having the federal government handle the complex data analysis.
  • The bill also requires the EPA to create a public website within one year. This site would be updated every month so people can see which states are asking to have their air quality data adjusted and whether the EPA has approved those requests.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

6 milestones25 actions
Apr 27, 2026Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 22, 2026House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Apr 22, 2026House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136).

Apr 22, 2026

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136).

The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.

Apr 22, 2026House

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 214 (Roll no. 135).

Vote Results

2 votes
HouseFailedProceduralApr 22, 2026

On Motion to Recommit

206
214
Democrat
206 – 0 · 6
Republican
0 – 213 · 4
Independent
0 – 1
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HousePassedPassageApr 22, 2026

On Passage

220
198
Democrat
8 – 197 · 7
Republican
211 – 1 · 5
Independent
1 – 0
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Related Bills

1 bill
H.Res. 1174Related bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6398) to amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6409) to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1156) expressing support for tax policies that support working families.

Apr 15 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

FIRE Act

Bill NumberHR 6387
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)
D: 1R: 2

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